The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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NIX, GARTH (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* _The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 1: Mister Monday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70369-7, Mar 2005, $15.95, 361pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a seven-part series.
* _The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 2: Grim Tuesday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70370-0, Mar 2005, $15.95, 321pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Reprint (Scholastic 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a seven-part series.
* +The Keys to the Kingdom, Book 3: Drowned Wednesday (Scholastic Press 0-439-70086-8, Mar 2005, $15.95, 389pp, hc, cover by John Blackford) [Keys to the Kingdom] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a seven-part series. Arthur Penhaligon must contend with pirates to get the third key from the dangerously transformed Lady Wednesday. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 1/05).
* _The Ragwitch (Collins 0-00-717499-3, Aug 2005, £5.99, 396pp, tp) Reprint (Pan Australia 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
* _The Seventh Tower, Volumes 4-6 (Scholastic 0-7607-9526-6, 2005, $14.95, 691pp, hc, cover by Steve Rawlings) [Seventh Tower] Reissue (Scholastic 2003) omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels in “The Seventh Tower” series: Above the Void (2001), Into Battle (2001), and The Violet Keystone (2001). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is a Barnes & Noble edition.
NOLAN, WILLIAM F(rancis) (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Wild Galaxy (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-31-2, Apr 2005, $25.95, 199 + xiii, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 19 SF stories selected as his best by the author, who also provides comments on each in his introduction. Three stories have not been previously collected. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; 217-384-4205; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)
NORTON, ALICE MARY; see under Norton, Andre (stories) (chron.)
NORTON, ANDRE; [born Alice Mary Norton] (1912-2005); formerly Alice Mary Norton (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Beast Master’s Circus (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-34010-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Allen Douglas) [Hosteen Storm] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, the second in a series of sequels to Norton’s The Beast Master.
* *Beast Master’s Planet (Tor 0-765-31327-8, May 2005, $24.95, 363pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Hosteen Storm] Omnibus of two SF novels, Beast Master (1959) and Lord of Thunder (1962). (Contents)
* _Beast Master’s Planet (SFBC #1189432, Jul 2005, $12.49, 363pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) Reprint (Tor 2005) omnibus of two SF novels, Beast Master (1959) and Lord of Thunder (1962). This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *Dark Companion (Baen 0-7434-9898-4, Apr 2005, $26.00, 410pp, hc) Omnibus of two far-future SF novels: Dark Piper (1968) and Dread Companion (1970). (Contents)
* *Dragon Blade (with Sasha Miller) (Tor 0-765-30747-2, Aug 2005, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Fantasy novel, fourth in the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan.
* _Dragon Blade (with Sasha Miller) (SFBC #1189345, Sep 2005, $12.50, 336pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) [Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, fourth in the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan.
* _The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (SFBC #1177953, Feb 2005, $13.49, 318pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Duke’s Ballad (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-34552-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, the first in a new “Witch World” trilogy.
* _Gods and Androids (Baen 0-7434-9911-5, Jun 2005, $7.99, 530pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2004) omnibus of two SF novels, Android at Arms (1971) and Wraiths of Time (1976).
* *Masks of the Outcasts (Baen 1-4165-0901-1, Sep 2005, $24.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Dipple] Omnibus of two novels: Catseye (1961) and Night of Masks (1964). (Contents)
* _Octagon Magic (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35298-2, Dec 2005, $5.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (World 1967) young-adult fantasy novel.
* *Silver May Tarnish (with Lyn McConchie) (Tor 0-765-30637-9, Dec 2005, $24.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Witch World] Fantasy novel in Andre Norton’s Witch World series, written by McConchie.
* _Steel Magic (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35297-4, Jun 2005, $5.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (World 1965) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel.
* *Three Hands for Scorpio (Tor 0-765-30464-3, Apr 2005, $23.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Fantasy novel. A border lord’s telepathic triplet daughters are kidnapped.
* _Three Hands for Scorpio (SFBC #1182018, Apr 2005, $12.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, first in a series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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* *Renaissance Faire (with Jean Rabe) (DAW 0-7564-0281-6, Feb 2005, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories about Renaissance faires. Authors include Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Joe Haldeman, and Esther M. Friesner. This is copyrighted by the editors and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
NOTKIN, DEBORAH L., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 2 (with Jeffrey D. Smith, Karen Joy Fowler & Pat Murphy) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.
NOVEMBER, SHARYN, ed. (chron.)

* _Firebirds (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240320-2, May 2005, $8.99, 420pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Firebird 2003) young-adult anthology of 16 stories, one a b&w graphic collaboration by Emma Bull and Charles Vess.
NOYES, DEBORAH, ed. (chron.)

* _Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales (Walker 1-84428-253-8, Nov 2004, £5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Gary Kellett) Reprint (Candlewick 2004) young-adult original anthology.
NUETZEL, CHARLES (Alexander) (1934- ); see pseudonym Jay Davis (chron.)
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Class Dis-Mythed (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
* _Myth-taken Identity (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
NYLUND, ERIC S. (1964- ) (chron.)

* _Halo: First Strike (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-422-4, Feb 2005, £6.99, 340pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) third novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
* _Halo: The Fall of Reach (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-420-8, Feb 2005, £6.99, 340pp, pb) [Halo] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2001) first novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft Corporation. [First U.K. edition]
O’BRIEN, EDWARD J(oseph Harrington), ed. (1890-1941) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Short Story Case Book (Farrar & Rinehart, Inc., 1935, hc) (Contents)
O’BRIEN, JUDITH (chron.)

* *Mary Jane 2 (Marvel 0-7851-1433-5, Jul 2004, $14.99, 219pp, hc) [Spider-Man] Young-adult novelization, second in the series about Spider-Man’s girlfriend. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
O’BRIEN, ROBERT C.; pseudonym of Robert Lesly Carroll Conly, (1922-1973) (chron.)

* _Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-030725-7, Jun 2005, £4.99, 197pp, tp) [Rats of NIMH] Reissue (Atheneum 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Newbery Medal. 46th printing.
ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (chron.)

* _The Destruction of the Books (Tor 0-765-34649-4, Jun 2005, $7.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, sequel to The Rover.
* *Hunter’s League (Simon Pulse 0-689-86608-9, Jan 2005, $5.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England. Matt seeks to avenge his parents’ murders and save the British Empire with the help of friends.
* *The Hunter’s League: The Mystery Unravels (Simon Pulse 0-689-86633-X, Jul 2005, $5.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Hunter’s League] Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England, second in the “Hunter’s League” series.
* *The Hunter’s League: The Secret Explodes (Simon Pulse 0-689-86634-8, Oct 2005, $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [*Hunter’s League] Young-adult dark fantasy thriller set in 1887 England, third in the “Hunter’s League” series.
* *Lord of the Libraries (Tor 0-765-30724-3, Jul 2005, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrant & Tim Hildebrant) [Rover] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in The Rover. Librarian Juhg seeks his abducted master and a secret store of knowledge.
OGDEN, MARGARET (Astrid Lindholm) (1952- ); see under Lindholm, Megan (stories) (chron.)
OGILVY, IAN (chron.)

* +Measle and the Dragodon (HarperCollins 0-06-058688-5, Apr 2005, $15.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Measle and the Wrathmonk. Measle must face a sinister amusement park to rescue his mother from the Wrathmonks. First US edition (Oxford University Press 10/04).
* _Measle and the Dragodon (Oxford University Press 0-19-275333-9, Oct 2005, £5.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in the Measle series.
* *Measle and the Mallockee (Oxford University Press 0-19-271978-5, Oct 2005, £8.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Chris Mould) [Measle] Humorous young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Measle series.
* +Measle and the Mallockee (HarperCollins 0-06-058691-5, Jan 2006, $15.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Young-adult fantasy, third in the Measle series. Measle’s baby sister turns out to be a Mallockee with unlimited powers. First US edition (Oxford University Press 10/05).
* _Measle and the Wrathmonk (HarperTrophy 0-06-058687-7, Apr 2005, $5.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Jimmy Pickering) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy.
* _Measle and the Wrathmonk (Oxford University Press 0-19-275332-0, Oct 2005, £4.99, 198pp, tp) [Measle] Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.
O’KEEFE, DEBORAH (chron.)

* _Readers in Wonderland: The Liberating Worlds of Fantasy Fiction: From Dorothy to Harry Potter (Continuum 0-8264-1649-7, Aug 2004, $16.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Hope Dunlap) Reprint (Continuum 2003) non-fiction, critical, an exploration of what makes young-adult fantasy so popular. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now. Continuum, 370 Lexington Ave., New York NY 10017; [info@continuum-books.com]; [www.continuumbooks.com].
OKORAFOR(-Mbachu), NNEDI(ma) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Zahrah the Windseeker (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-34090-4, Oct 2005, $16.00, 308pp, hc, cover by Amanda Hall) Young-adult African-based fantasy novel. A girl with unusual hair is believed to have unusual powers. A first novel.
OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Anywhere but Here (Tor 0-765-30619-0, Mar 2005, $25.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Getaway Special] SF novel, sequel to The Getaway Special.
O’NAN, STEWART (1961- ) (chron.)

* _The Night Country (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7174-0, Sep 2005, £7.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2003) ghost story. Survivors of a New England car crash are haunted by the accident. The first UK edition (Bloomsbury 2004) was not seen.
O’NEIL, DENNY; [i.e., Dennis Joseph O’Neil] (1939- ) (chron.)

* *Justice League of America: Green Lantern: Hero’s Quest (Pocket 0-7434-1712-7, Apr 2005, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Alex Ross) Novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by DC comics.
* _Justice League of America: Green Lantern: Hero’s Quest (SFBC #1188982, Apr 2005, $10.99, 339pp, hc, cover by Alex Ross) [Green Lantern] Reprint (Pocket 2005) novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by DC Comics. This has ISBN 0-7394-5261-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
ONIONS, OLIVER (stories) (chron.)

* _The Beckoning Fair One (Dover 0-486-43647-0, Jun 2005, $5.95, 89pp, tp) Reprint (Secker 1911 as part of Widdershins) ghost story.
OPPEL, KENNETH (Kerry) (1967- ) (chron.)

* _Airborn (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87856-8, Jan 2005, £5.99, 433pp, tp, cover by David Gaadt) [Matt Cruse] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series.
* _Airborn (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-053182-7, Jun 2005, $6.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Matt Cruse] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2/04) young-adult fantasy adventure set in a world of pirates and airships.
* *Skybreaker (HarperCollins Canada 0-00-200699-5, Jul 2005, $22.99, 340pp, hc, cover by David Gaadt) [Matt Cruse] Young-adult fantasy adventure, sequel to Airborn, set in a world of pirates and airships. Matt Cruse finds a lost airship.
* _Skybreaker (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87857-6, Sep 2005, £8.99, 458pp, hc, cover by David Gaadt) [Matt Cruse] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2005) young-adult alternate world SF novel, sequel to Airborn.
* +Skybreaker (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-053227-0, Dec 2005, $16.99, 369pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Matt Cruse] Young-adult fantasy adventure, sequel to Airborn, set in a world of pirates and airships. First US edition (HarperCollins Canada 7/05).
OPRISKO, KRIS (chron.)

* _Clive Barker’s The Thief of Always (with Gabriel Hernandez & Clive Barker) See entry under Clive Barker.
ORAM, HIAWYN (chron.)

* _The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (with Tudor Humphries & C. S. Lewis) See entry under C. S. Lewis
ORE, REBECCA (Brown); pseudonym of Rebecca Brown, (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Alien Bootlegger (Aqueduct Press 1-933500-01-8, Nov 2005, $9.00, 121pp, ph) Reprint (Tor 1993 as part of Alien Bootlegger and Other Stories) perfect-bound chapbook novella with a new introduction by Michael Swanwick. Part of the Conversation Pieces chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].
O’ROURKE, THOMPSON (chron.)

* *Roger Corman’s Dinocroc (ibooks 1-4165-0403-6, Feb 2005, $6.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Todd Marshall) Novelization of the TV movie. Copyrighted by Concorde-New Horizons.
ORWELL, GEORGE; pseudonym of Eric Blair, (1903-1950) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Complete Novels (Penguin UK 0-141-18515-5, Feb 2005, £15.99, 925pp, tp) Reissue (Penguin 1983 as The Penguin Complete Novels of George Orwell) mainstream/SF omnibus including Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949). 10th printing. A “Penguin Modern Classic”. (Contents)
OSBORNE-McKNIGHT, JUILENE (chron.)

* _Bright Sword of Ireland (Tor/Forge 0-765-35004-1, Feb 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) Reprint (Forge 2004) historical fantasy novel, a retelling of Irish legend following Finnabair, daughter of Queen Medb of Connacht.
O’SHAUGHNESSY, DARREN; see pseudonym Darren Shan (stories) (chron.)
OSHII, MAMORU (chron.)

* *Blood the Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-029-9, Oct 2005, $8.95, 298pp, tp, cover by Katsuya Terada) Novelization based on the vampire-hunter character from the movie Blood the Last Vampire. Translated by Camellia Nieh from the Japanese Kemono Tachi No Yoru Blood the Last Vampire (Kadokawa Shoten 2000).
OSTOW, MICOL (chron.)

* *Charmed: Changeling Places (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 0-689-87852-4, Apr 2005, $5.99, pb) [Charmed] Young-adult novelization, the 29th based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.
OWENS, ROBIN D. (stories) (chron.)

* *Guardian of Honor (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80215-3, Feb 2005, $13.95, 409pp, tp) [Summonings] Contemporary fantasy novel, first in the Summonings trilogy. Attorney Alexa Fitzwalter is transported to a magic realm to fight encroaching evil.
* *Heart Choice (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20396-4, Jul 2005, $6.99, 334pp, pb) Futuristic science fantasy romance set on the planet of Celta.
OXENBURY, HELEN (chron.)

* _Alice Through the Looking-Glass (with Lewis Carroll) See entry under Lewis Carroll.
OYEYEMI, HELEN (chron.)

* *The Icarus Girl (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7548-7, Jan 2005, £16.99, 305pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. A first novel.
PACK, JANET, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Magic Tails (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
PAINE, MICHAEL; pseudonym of John Michael Curlovich (chron.)

* *Steel Ghosts (Berkley 0-425-20070-1, Jan 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb) Horror novel. An abandoned steel mill in Pennsylvania holds old ghosts. Paine is a pen name for John Michael Curlovich.
PALMIERI, MARCO, ed. (chron.)

* *Star Trek Voyager: Distant Shores (Pocket 0-7434-9253-6, Nov 2005, $14.00, 390pp, tp) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek original anthology of 11 stories, plus two framing pieces. A “Tenth-anniversary Celebration” of the TV show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)

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